The film

The film we watched for class last week was quite interesting. The last part of the series stood out to me in particular. That was the one addressing people being forced out of their home in what i think was Spain. The thing that stood out the most to me was how the community was being transformed and greatly impacted by this economic issue. From what i gathered, people were being forced out of their homes, even though they may have been paying their leases or mortgages.

This film gives an example of how property or rights to property can change in a "credit" society. When people do not technically "own" their property, it will be subject to being taken away from them even if they do the right thing, and are making their payments. What I think upset people the most in the film was that even those who were being "virtuous" and paying their rent or mortgages were still having their homes taken from them. This for those protesters was a breach of both the legal and social contract of the right to own something as long as debts are being paid. When this contract is being broken, especially by the government, people become very angry, as we saw from the intense protests. Also this creates a societal issue as no one is able to now feel their property is safe from simply being taken from you.